Company Profile:
We have a fantastic opportunity for aspiring Supply Chain Planning Manager hoping to take the next step in their career and gain experience quickly in a initial 12 month contract opportunity for a well-established biopharmaceutical client in West Dublin. If you're working in Production or as a Supply Chain Planner and keen to work on a busy site with generous annual leave and flexible working please reach out to myself today. All conversations are kept in the strictest confidence.
Job Summary:
The role will serve as a production planner for the site, responsible for planning for material and production-related activities, including commercial requirements, special projects, new products, and product changes in support of the biologics manufacturing site.
Key Responsibilities:
• Accountable for ensuring production schedule is accurate on SAP.
• Responsible for scheduling and releasing process orders in SAP.
• Responsible for coordinating with Manufacturing and WCL to ensure JIT and Weigh & Dispense area are aligned and functioning smoothly to ensure materials available for on time production.
• Interfaces with all levels of the organization and collaborates with Manufacturing, Maintenance, Validation, MS&T and QA to ensure utilization of data, systems and interfaces to optimize efficiency.
• Responsible for strategic planning / inventory analysis.
• Supports New Material Introduction process as necessary.
• Provides support to Supply Chain Projects and manufacturing/project teams as the Supply Chain Planning representative as needed.
• Coordinates with planner/buyers to assure execution of materials requirement process to support agreed production plan.
• Collaborates with Finance, manufacturing, WCL and maintenance teams to analyze material variances, adjust accordingly and identify opportunities for improvement through OpEx programs.
• Managing Supply Chain related investigations and change controls, working with teams to identify problems, analyze information, and develop and implement solutions.
Essential Requirements:
BSc. in Logistics, Supply Chain Management or science-related discipline or similar.
• A minimum of 5 years’ experience in a Supply Chain or Manufacturing role or similar with experience in Production Planning, Scheduling & Inventory Control.
• Experience/knowledge in cGMP Biologics manufacturing is preferred.
• Professional (APICS) certification (CPIM/CSCP) is desirable.
• High proficiency with SAP (ERP System), Microsoft Excel and Quality Management System. Knowledge of Syncade MES (Manufacturing Execution System) an advantage.
• Must be proactive, able to anticipate, plan forward and react quickly to new information, understand a sense of urgency and react accordingly.
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